Liganja Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Liganja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Liganja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liganja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Liganja occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Liganja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liganja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Liganja is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Liganja reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Liganja is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 33 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligonja | 86 | 678 | / |
| Liganya | 86 | 123 | / |
| Ligania | 86 | 123 | / |
| Liganza | 86 | 28 | / |
| Liganje | 86 | 9 | / |
| Luganja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Leganja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liganyat | 80 | 229 | / |
| Liganiah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ligaña | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lighandjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lugonja | 71 | 1,523 | / |
| Legania | 71 | 340 | / |
| Leganya | 71 | 161 | / |
| Luganya | 71 | 91 | / |
| Leganza | 71 | 87 | / |
| Liganso | 71 | 72 | / |
| Liganio | 71 | 40 | / |
| Lugenja | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ligonji | 71 | 14 | / |
| Liganzo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lugania | 71 | 4 | / |
| Luganjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Liganye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legagna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekganya | 67 | 26 | / |
| Leghanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leganzap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lughania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lugannya | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liganja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis